Fair call mate. Mackka
Could that mean they suspect that the machine is killing your coils?
The issues you've had are beyond unacceptable. Good to hear they've stepped up to the plate with a whole new package. Hopefully it's a good one.No Dave, I don't think so. They know I have two stuffed coils and a machine that crashes on startup. There's not a lot that doesn't need sorting out so this should be a quick fix and hopefully get a customer back on their side
MoneyboxYes Mackka, but you don't want to just find gold to spend on repairs. I could buy a Coiltek for a bit more and most likely get a decent life out of it. My friend here, who lent me his 11" mono, bought tow 12"x8" NF coils but both were faulty so I'm not about to go there.
I just bought a new GPX 6000 and was told by Minelab (by my serial number) it needed the internal speaker Audio PCB upgrade, then someone else told me the coils are defective due to weak plastic. Are all your 6000 problems sorted out.??
“Thanks” both you and madmax800jw, I will then clean the electrical contacts on my batteries and on my machine with an alcohol type cleaner. One question, I am in Canada and I have a total of 5 batteries for my 6000, I see you mark your batteries with a white pen, I used a black felt pen on mine from 1 to 5 and I can hardly see my markings. What kind of white pen did you use? Can you tell me the make and the type?Got my 6000 back from Minelab today. Suspected cause was contaminant found on the face plate of the battery causing poor voltage.
Still a bit mystified with that as the battery used was the second battery only removed from its plastic pack and charged up the night before and being used for the first time.
Minelab couldn’t however reproduce the system error message or symptoms to confirm any electronic fault so they have taken the precautionary step of effectively replacing the internal electronics of the detector as well.
Happy with that as basically have a new detector with the same serial number.
As Madmax800jw says pays to keep your battery contacts clean. I have attached a picture of the two batteries faceplates. The one on the right side was the one that had contaminant on it. Both look much the same now.
Keen to get back in action as next week the wife and I are booked into a resort at Bright for a week. Found a publication listing nuggets found in the Bright area but very few compared with the GT. Taking my sluice as well so instead of Gina digging my detecting holes for me, I may have to settle for sitting back beside a gurgling mountain stream watching her shoveling gravel through it.
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It’s a permanent white marker which are better known as paint markers. You can find a better range of colours and tip sizes in places like Officeworks here in Australia or probably similar large office supplies stores in Canada. This one used on the batteries was the small one (Pica) with a tip size of 1-2mm and is great for writing on small components. The thicker one (POSCA) is better for larger objects eg storage boxes as shown. Both brands would be available in different tip sizes.“Thanks” both you and madmax800jw, I will then clean the electrical contacts on my batteries and on my machine with an alcohol type cleaner. One question, I am in Canada and I have a total of 5 batteries for my 6000, I see you mark your batteries with a white pen, I used a black felt pen on mine from 1 to 5 and I can hardly see my markings. What kind of white pen did you use? Can you tell me the make and the type?
Thank you very much for the extra effort to help me out! I have recorded your information above and I’m going to look into it further. It will help me to mark (in white or another colour but not black) all five of my batteries from 1 to 5 so I can charge and rotate them efficiently in the correct order, so I do not use the same battery twice in a row. I have all my batteries charged up to full in warm storage right now. Because it’s minus -13* Celsius at the moment (on the thermometer out the kitchen window) and it’s much too cold for detecting until about April 1st or later but then the ground might be still be frozen until about May 1st or so when the first leaves appear on the trees.It’s a permanent white marker which are better known as paint markers. You can find a better range of colours and tip sizes in places like Officeworks here in Australia or probably similar large office supplies stores in Canada. This one used on the batteries was the small one (Pica) with a tip size of 1-2mm and is great for writing on small components. The thicker one (POSCA) is better for larger objects eg storage boxes as shown. Both brands would be available in different tip sizes.View attachment 12845
Thank you! I have clicked on and “bookmarked” your website link so I can look into it further for a white pen, even a gold coloured ink would work, any colour that shows up on the background of the batteries black colour. Look at my post above.
Thank you! I have clicked on and “bookmarked” your website link so I can look into it further for a white pen, even a gold coloured ink would work, any colour that shows up on the background of the batteries black colour. Look at my post above.
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